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NUNITED STATES PAT-ENT OFFICE.

VALENTIN BORST, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARBAGE-RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 249,576, dated November15, 1881.

Application filed May 13, 1.881. (No model.)

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VALENTIN Bonsr, a citi zenof the United States,residing at New York, in the county and` State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Raising andLowering Garbagecation. l

This invention relates to certain improvements in that class ofapparatus for raising and lowering garbage-receptacles for which LettersPatent No. 224,636 were granted to me on the 17th day of February, 18805 and the present invention consists in acertain novel combination ofparts whereby the manual operation of the apparatus is facilitated, ashereinafter set forth in detail.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 `represents a front elevation, partly in section. Fig. 1fb is adetail view of the pawl-arm. Fig. 1b is a like view of the pawl. Fig. 2is a vertical cross-section on the line w x, Fig. 1, omit-ting the lid.Fig. 3 is a'horizontal section on the line y y, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a planor top view. Similar letters, indicate corresponding parts. TheletterAdesignates the mainframe, forming the guides for a vertically-movableframe, B, which is for the purpose of receiving and carrying the usualgarbage-receptacle, as in` my patent hereinbefore mentioned. Cdesignates a ratchet, constituting a drivin g-wheel, through the mediumof which the carrier-frame B is elevated, as presently described, themotion of this wheelbeing produced by the action 0f a spring-pawl, D,pivoted to an arm, E, which is hung'loosely on the shaft C of thedriving-wheel. The pawl-arm E is provided with a bar, F, constituting ahandle, whereby the required oscillating motion can be imparted to thearm, and the handle is arranged to slide on the arm, being arranged in aguide-groove, When the apparatus is not in use, the "handle F is allowedto slide to a lower position, as shown in Fig. l, while when it isdesired to work the elevating mechanism the handle is brought to anupper position, as indicated in dotted outline. `The positions of thehandle F are determined by stops 6 at its opposite ends, and when thehandle is in a lower position its upper end is below the top of the.main frame A, so that the handle is llowing is a speci-` f beingarranged on oppositesides of the main frame A. These windlasses G G areconnected with the driving-wheel G in the following manner: To thelshaft C of the drivingwvheel` is fixed a cog-wheel, H, gearing with awheel, I, whose shaft carries a second wheel, I', gearing with wheels JJ. on oppositesides thereof, a pinion, K, being interposed between itand tho wheel J. The shafts of the wheels J J carry secondary wheels LL', (best seen in Fig. 3,) gearing with wheels N N', which are fixed tothe shafts of the windlasses. The operation of this train of wheels willbe readily understood and needs no description; and it is obvious thatthe desired object can be accomplished also with a dierent arrangementof wheels. The dri vin g-pawl D engages the wheel G in the forwardmotion of the pawl-arm E; butin the return motion of the arm the pawl isautomatically lifted to clear and free the wheel, as shown in Fig. 1,and to accomplish this object a cam, O, (see Figs. 2 and 4,) is fixed tothe main frame, while the pawl is constructed with an offset, 8, whichengages the cam by takin gtits place on the back thereof in the returnmotion of the pawl-arm, thus bringing the pawl to an upper position. Astop wheel, P, geared with the shaft of the driving Wheel C, and aspring-'pawh Q, engaging the stop-wheel, act asadetent to the drivingwheel, and thence through the train ofwheelsto the windlasses, when thedriving-pawl D is lifted The` by the cam O. If, however, the stop-pawl Qis thrown out of engagement with the stopi wheel l? in the said positionof the drivingpawl, the entire train of wheels is set free, and if thecarrier-frame B is then in an upper position it is permitted to descendby gravity.

The stop-pawl Q is made in the form of a lever, and it is provided witha toe, 9, whereby it is adapted to engage with a releasing-lever, S, forthrowing it out of gearwith the stopwheel P. This releasing-lever S hasits fulcrum on a shaft, U, and it is so arranged that the tail endthereof (marked S) is below and opposite to the hub P of the stop-wheel,so that if the other or outer end of the releasinglever is depressed itnot only acts on the stoppawl Q to throw it out of gear, but its tailend is at the same time brought in contact with the hub of thestop-wheel, thus acting as .a

- brake to this wheel. By the action of thespring of the stop-pawl Q thetail end S ot' the releasing-lever obtains a tendency to descend, and bymoderating the pressure on the outer end ot' the lever its brakingaction on the stopwheel may be controlled or taken off entirely,Without, however, allowing the stoppawl to fall into gear, the lattertaking place only when the releasing-lever is set free. The outer end ofthe releasing-lever S is shaped to form a pedal, S2, so that the levercan be readily operated by the foot, which is a desideratum, inasmuch asthe entire apparatus is sunk below the surface of the ground.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of thedrivin g\vheel,the driving-pawl, the pawl-arrn, andthe sliding handle ofthe pawl-arm, for the purpose described.

2. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of thevertically-movable carrier-frame, the windlasses, the driving-wheel, thetrain ot' wheels connecting the drivingwheel with the windlass'es, thedriving-pawl, the pawl-arm, and the sliding handle of the paWl-arm, forthe purpose described.

3. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, ot' thepawl-lit'ting cam fixed to the main frame, the drivingfpawl having anoffset adapted to engage the lifting-cam, the driving-Wheel, thepawl-arm, the stop-Wheel, and the stop-pawl, for the purpose described.

4. The combination, substantially as hereinbetore set forth, ot' thedriving-wheel, the driving-pawl, the pawl-arm, the stop-wheel, thestop-pawl, and the releasing-lever engaging the stop-pawl and acting asa brake to the stop-Wheel, as described.

5. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of thepawl-lifting cam xed to the main frame, the driving-pawl having anoffset adapted to engage the liftingcam, the driving-wheel, thepawl-arm, the stop-wheel, the stop-pawl, and the releasing-leverengaging the stop-pawl and acting as a brake tothe stop-wheel, asdescribed.

' In testimony whereof I have hereunto set.

my hand and seal in the presence of' two subscribing witnesses.

VALENTIN BURST.

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